Commentaries & Opinion Editorials

People, Planet, Progress: An opportunity for an international agreement on AI climate sustainability at India’s AI Impact Summit 2026

OECD.AI published a new commentary by CIL researcher Dr Jon Truby entitled ‘People, Planet, Progress: An opportunity for an international agreement on AI climate sustainability at India’s AI Impact Summit 2026’ The commentary outlines practical steps for an international agreement on AI climate sustainability at India’s AI Impact Summit 2026, integrating AI compute into the …

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Preliminary Reflections on the WHO Pandemic Agreement

The negotiations on the WHO pandemic agreement have officially concluded, marking a milestone in global health security law. A/Prof. Ayelet Berman shares her preliminary reflections on the final text of the WHO pandemic agreement. Her analysis highlights both the agreement’s achievements and its legal limitations, underscoring its value in establishing a global normative framework for effective …

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Implications of the Trump Presidency for Global Climate Action

by Railla Puno Over the past four years, Donald Trump repeatedly derided President Biden’s energy policies as “industry-killing, jobs-killing, pro-China, and anti-American.” On the day he was inaugurated for his second term, President Trump followed through on his campaign promise to execute a radical pivot in US energy policy, including overturning support for renewable energy in favor …

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Su Wai Mon, Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh, Jonathan Gabriel Mendoza, Securing Southeast Asian Waters: Formalising the Role of the ASEAN Coast Guard Forum, the Interpreter, Lowy Institute

CIL Research Fellow Su Wai Mon published an op-ed, “Securing Southeast Asian Waters: Formalising the Role of the ASEAN Coast Guard Forum,” featured in The Interpreter by Lowy Institute. The op-ed highlights the pivotal role of the ASEAN Coast Guard Forum in combating maritime crimes across the region while ensuring transparency, open communication, and mutual …

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Attributing commercial acts of public pension funds to the sovereign: A comment on Elliott Associates v. Korea

Research Associate Daniel Nicholas Pakpahan published a piece in EJIL:Talk! (Blog of the European Journal of International Law) titled “Attributing commercial acts of public pension funds to the sovereign: A comment on Elliott Associates v. Korea.” He covered a 2023 Permanent Court of Arbitration award arising from the Korean government’s illicit influence on a state …

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Comments on PABS Systems INB 9 by CIL’s Ayelet Berman and Kriti Sharma

Member states are negotiating an international agreement to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and have set the 77th World Health Assembly (May 27, 2024) as the deadline for adoption. Given the many contentious issues, it is, however, questionable whether the deadline will be met. The Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) System proposed is among …

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Traditional Knowledge Protection: Leveraging Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adoption in WIPO-IGC Negotiations 2024

The WIPO will host a Diplomatic Conference to conclude an international legal instrument relating to Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources at its Geneva headquarters from May 13 to 24, 2024. Ahead of this Conference, Kriti Sharma of the CIL Global Health Law program briefly argues for how traditional knowledge …

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Negotiating Text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement – Commentary by Ayelet Berman and Kriti Sharma

On 16 October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Negotiating Body (INB) presented to WHO member states the most recent “Negotiating Text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement”. Ayelet Berman and Kriti Sharma of the CIL Global Health Law Program review and comment on the proposed agreement in the most recent CIL Global Health Law …

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